Great zombie movie!

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2005)

And what's so great about it is that there are almost no zombies in it! Many movies tend to have a literally over kill of zombies. This movie on the other hand gives a more realistic and focus more about the humans involved and how the whole scenario affects them.
The UK suffers a outbreak of highly contagious virus that makes people very aggressive and violent. 28 days later Jim wakes up in the hospital noticing he is the only one around. When he meets a couple of other survivors their quest for salvage begins.
28 days later is a good movie and nothing less. The story is good and believable. It makes sense and is not too far-fetched. The story is well written. There are nice changes of mood and tempo. The characters are strong and believable as well. What I really like about it was that it focused more on the characters and the story then on the blood and gore. It didn't scare me as a horror movie with monsters jumping at you and a suspense and haunting music, but it's scaring in a deeper way. It shows what humans are possible of. People don't really need to be infected be a virus to do these things. That makes it much more than a horror film.
The actors does a good job. You believe them and they portray the characters well. Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Megan Burns makes a strong trio in the lead.
The cinematographer does a great job in capturing the different moods and pace of the film. It changes more than once and every time it's good. There are shots that are tense and get you all on your toes and there are shots you just lay back and enjoy cause of their beauty. The cinematography features out of the ordinary shots and is all in all very good.
The score is something rock like with guitar and drums and it's really nice. It's dramatic and action filled. However, there are also sequences with no music. It's just the empty sound of no one else. It accentuates the element of the emptiness.
The makeup and effects are also good. However, might contradicting to the genre this is not a gore filled movie. Never the less, the effects you see are good.
So, if you're looking for a good entertaining and enjoyable movie with feeling, humanity and not just the superficial "kill the zombie" then this should be your movie of choice.